The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected American children, including disruptions to their care and school … settings. Children attending in-person child care or school have contended with unpredictable closures and time in remote … investigated the frequency and consequences of disruptions to children's child care and school arrangements during fall 2020. The …

, which temporarily provided unconditional and monthly cash support to most families with children in the United States (US … differences in CTC benefit levels for households with younger versus older children. More generous CTC transfers are associated …

-year-old children. We draw on individual level data from the 2000 U.S. Census, and USGS data on lead in topsoil covering a …

-year-old children. We draw on individual level data from the 2000 U.S. Census, and USGS data on lead in topsoil covering a …

While over 240,000 American students experienced a school shooting in the last two decades, little is known about the … examine the effects of 44 school shootings on youth antidepressant use in a difference-in-difference framework. We find that … local exposure to fatal school shootings increases youth antidepressant use by 21.4 percent in the following two years …

This paper examines the determinants of the health of children ages 6 to 19, as reported in the Child Development … health and the three measures of religion/religiosity. Those children (self-report or primary caregiver report) who have … religious affiliation and those who do not. -- health ; religion ; religiosity ; children ; adolescents …